Account Director, Financial Practice

Brunswickgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunswick Group in London is seeking an Account Director to drive execution across Financial Practice client accounts, overseeing high-quality advisory materials and coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will advise listed clients, navigate complex sector issues like M&A and IPO, manage media and stakeholder interactions, mentor junior staff and contribute to new business proposals. This is a high-impact, collaborative role within Brunswick's global platform.

Qualifications

• 3 - 6 years of relevant experience in advisory roles focused on financial practice or consulting with a financial focus.
• Understanding interplay between corporates, financial community, regulators, and social stakeholders.
• Knowledge of listed company disclosures, M&A and IPO processes is a plus.
• Strong corporate positioning and ability to translate strategies into programs with real impact.
• Experience with financial media, media-handling, earnings calls and capital markets events.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution on client accounts within the Financial Practice, managing workflows and materials (press releases, investor materials, communications).
• Advise listed clients with Directors/Partners, drawing on independent experience and insights.
• Understand complex sector issues such as M&A, IPOs, shareholder activism, crisis communications, and stakeholder attitudes.
• Manage complex media and financial stakeholder interactions with deep knowledge of media landscapes.
• Mentor junior team members and support smooth team transitions during projects.
• Draft new business proposals and letters of engagement, participate in pitches.
• Build and nurture networks with analysts, advisors, journalists and media contacts to identify opportunities.
• Work with Partners/Directors to drive strategic growth of Brunswick's Financial Practice.

Skills

Client advisory

Media relations

Stakeholder management

M&A & IPO

Pitching & proposals

Team leadership

Networking

Strategic growth

Job description

Opportunity

Account Directors produce high quality advisory documents demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will be regularly providing advice and analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding executives and assistants on the account. As an Account Director, you will also begin to develop a network and build relationships with clients, media, advisers, Brunswick colleagues and other stakeholders. You will work to develop your media-handling skills and have a good understanding of Brunswick's different sectors and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients as part of our one firm offering.

About the Role

Drive execution on client accounts within the Financial Practice team, managing workflow and key elements e.g. including press releases, investor presentations, shareholder, employee and customer communications, Q&A and other materials

Advise our listed clients across a range of issues and communications disciplines, with the support of Directors/Partners, and drawing on independent experience and insights.

Understand complex sector issues e.g. M&A, IPO, shareholder activism, crisis communications and the attitude of media, the financial community, politicians/regulators, NGOs and other stakeholder groups.

Manage complex media and financial stakeholder interactions, using advanced knowledge of media and other stakeholder landscapes.

Play a key role in team management and dynamics, including supporting smooth team transitions, and serving as a day-to-day mentor to junior team members.

Play an active role in drafting new business proposals and letters of engagement, including participating in pitch meetings.

Foster a network of analyst, advisors, journalist and media stakeholder contacts and relationships, proactively building a network to identify new business prospects and media contacts.

Together with Partners and Directors, proactively drive the strategic growth of Brunswick's Financial Practice offer to clients.

What We're Looking For

• 3 - 6 years of relevant experience either working in an advisory role within financial practice, or consulting experience advising clients with a financial focus
• An understanding of the interplay between corporates, the financial community, the regulatory arena and social stakeholders.
• An understanding of the disclosure obligations of listed companies, as well as M&A and IPO processes and workstreams, a plus
• A strong sense of corporate positioning, and how to develop strategies that can translate into programs with real sustained impact.
• Knowledge of the financial media landscape, with experience in media-handling, major announcements, earnings calls and capital markets days
• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.
• A strong verbal and written communicator with high EQ levels and an engaging presentation style.
• A global perspective and able to thrive in an international businesses or organizations.
• Credible and compelling with senior business leaders.
• A balance of creative and analytical thinking, bringing rigor, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Proven project and/or program management experience.
• A natural team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.

Why Join Us

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a "one-firm firm" with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religio